Ruth Kaufmann has always been a pillar of strength, never showing her age, even after being widowed five years ago. So when she sends her family a letter hinting that her health might be failing, twenty-three-year old granddaughter Leah is determined to travel from her home in Pennsylvania to Ruth's farm in Indiana to do what she can to help.

"Anna Petersheim is doing the best she can to keep her head above water. Widowed a year ago, and with her father-in-law recently deceased, Anna is employed as a housekeeper for a kindly English couple by day, and at night makes quilts and wall hangings to sell in a local shop. No matter how hard she works, though, she barely makes enough to support herself, her daughter, and her mother-in-law. So when she is injured in an accident, her little family...

Up ahead, something in the shallow ditch on the side of the road caught Tobia's eye. He squinted to bring the object into focus. Pulling back on the reins, he slowed the horse, then came to a full stop. His breath hitched. A woman lay there. Her pale upturned face was completely motionless-and the the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen.